Chapter 15 - THE MOTHER'S TRAP
Despite their public humiliation, Eleanor Vance refused to surrender without one final, desperate counterstrike.
Deep inside a private dining room at an exclusive club in Washington D.C., Eleanor met with Senator Charles Montgomery.
The senator was a long-time political ally who had received millions in campaign contributions from the Vance family over two decades.
"Alexander Thorne is using military intelligence assets on domestic soil, Charles," Eleanor lied smoothly, sliding an envelope across the table.
"If you launch a Senate Ethics investigation against Thorne Defense, we can force him to settle the debt," she urged.
Senator Montgomery stroked his chin thoughtfully, looking at the promised offshore bank account numbers inside the envelope.
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"An ethics investigation will freeze his federal contracts for six months," the senator agreed with a sinister grin.
Unbeknownst to both of them, a tiny parabolic microphone mounted on the street outside was recording every single word of their conversation.
